Cozy mysteries feature enough suspense and action to satisfy any amateur detective, but their cute settings, relatable heroines, and cheerful undertones make these books more fun to read than gritty crime thrillers or police procedurals. If you’re cooped up in your home, browse through these free cozy mystery stories to find the perfect novel to help you pass the time!
50 Free Cozy Mysteries on Kindle
Most cozy mysteries share some basic similarities in the way they’re structured. In these books, the “detective” is typically a woman who lives in a small town setting. She may be a baker, writer, bookstore owner, or a range of other professions. Using her own savviness and cleverness, she picks up on different clues throughout the book, typically solving the case before the police and other professionals.
That being said, cozy mysteries can come in a variety of flavors. Cozy mysteries with sweets or treats may feature a confectioner or baker. Mysteries with a paranormal twist may feature supernatural creatures or a witch as the heroine. The following 50 Kindle books are completely free to download and organized by cozy mystery subgenres so you can easily find one that strikes your fancy. Enjoy!
Free General Cozy Mysteries
- 15 Minutes (Maizie Albright Star Detective Book 1) by Larissa Reinhart
- Dying for a Date (Laurel McKay Mysteries Book 1) by Cindy Sample
- Engaged in Trouble (An Enchanted Events Mystery: Book 1) by Jenny B. Jones
- Fields’ Guide to Abduction (The Poppy Fields Adventures Book 1) by Julie Mulhern
- From Garden To Grave (The Leafy Hollow Mysteries Book 1) by Rickie Blair
- Gardenias and a Grave Mistake (Diana Flowers Floriculture Mysteries Book 1) by Ruby Loren
- Humpty Bumpkin (Country Cousin Mysteries Book 1) by Sam Cheever
- Louisiana Longshot (A Miss Fortune Mystery, Book 1) by Jana DeLeon
- Mark of the Loon (Gen Delacourt Mystery Book 1) by Molly Greene
- Murder, Curlers, and Cream: A Valentine Beaumont Mystery (The Murder, Curlers Series Book 1) by Arlene McFarlane
- Murder in the Family (A Hannah Kline Mystery Book 1) by Paula Bernstein
- No Game for a Dame (Maggie Sullivan Mysteries Book 1) by M. Ruth Myers
- Not Famous in Hollywood (Not in Hollywood Book 1) by Leonie Gant
- Playing At Murder (A Butterworth Mystery Book 1) by Gillian Larkin
- Poison in Paddington (Cassie Coburn Mysteries Book 1)by Samantha Silver
- Sign Off (Caught Dead in Wyoming, Book 1) by Patricia McLinn
- The Babbling Brook (Naked Poker Club Book 1) by Ann Warner
- To Kill A Labrador (The Marcia Banks and Buddy Mysteries Book 1) by Kassandra Lamb
- Wanna Get Lucky? (The Lucky O’Toole Vegas Adventure Series Book 1) by Deborah Coonts
- Worst Laid Plans (A Maddox Storm Mystery Book 1) by Claire Robyns
Free Sweets and Treats Cozy Mysteries
- BlueBuried Muffins (Black Cat Cafe, Book 1) by Lyndsey Cole
- Death by Chocolate (Death by Chocolate Series Book 1) by Sally Berneathy
- Dial P For Poison (Movie Club Mysteries Book 1) by Zara Keane
- Gunpowder Chowder (A Hooked & Cooked Cozy Mystery Series Book 1) by Lyndsey Cole
- How to Bake a Murder (Book 1 of A Cookie and Cream Cozy Mystery) by K.J. Emrick
- In for a Penny (Seasoned Southern Sleuths Book 1) by Kelsey Browning & Nancy Naigle
- Inn Over Her Head (Dusky Cove Cozy Mysteries, Book 1) by Dixie Davis
- Sweets and a Stabbing (The Pink Cupcake Mysteries Book 1) by Harper Lin
- The Daydreamer Detective (Miso Cozy Mysteries Book 1) by S. J. Pajonas
- The Secret of Seaside (Paige Comber Mystery Book 1) by Agatha Ball
Free Paranormal Cozy Mysteries
- A Deadly Delivery (Psychic Cafe Mystery Book 1) by April Fernsby
- Adventures of a Vegan Vamp (Vegan Vamp Mysteries Book 1) by Cate Lawley
- Dead Eye (Book 1 of Tiger’s Eye Mysteries) by Alyssa Day
- Ghost of a Chance (Maggie Mulgrew Mysteries Book 1) by Cate Dean
- Miss Frost Solves A Cold Case: A Nocturne Falls Mystery (Jayne Frost Book 1) by Kristen Painter
- Southern Spirits (Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries Book 1) by Angie Fox
- The Bigfoot Blunder (A Charlie Rhodes Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Amanda M. Lee
- The Cat of Amontillado (The Psychic Cat Mysteries Book 1) by SM Reine
- The Ghost of Marlow House (Haunting Danielle Book 1) by Bobbi Holmes & Anna J. McIntyre
- The Hex Files: Wicked Never Sleeps (Mysteries from the Sixth Borough: Book 1) by Gina LaManna
Free Cozy Mysteries with Witches
- Broomsticks and Burials (Magic & Mystery Book 1) by Lily Webb
- Charm School (Book 1 of The Witches Three series) by Cate Martin
- Haunted And Hexed (Blackwood Bay Witches Book 1) by Misty Bane
- Opal Fire (A Stacy Justice Mystery: Book 1) by Barbra Annino
- Secrets, Spells & Murder (Little Shop of Spells Book 1) by Janni Nell
- The Book Of Ill Deeds (Witches Of Castle Falls Book 1) by Phaedra Weldon
- The Case of the Love Spell (Hillcrest Witch Cozy Mystery Book 0) by Amorette Anderson
- The Case of the Wayward Witch (A Katy Kramer Cozy Mystery No. 1) by A.A. Albright
- Witchnapped in Westerham (Paranormal Investigation Bureau Book 1) by Dionne Lister
- Witch Slapped (Witchless in Seattle Book 1) by Dakota Cassidy
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